Cladinose

Cladinose
Cladinose
Identifiers
CAS number 470-12-2
PubChem 443504
Jmol-3D images Image 1
Properties
Molecular formula C8H16O4
Molar mass 176.21 g/mol
Exact mass 176.104859
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Cladinose is a hexose deoxy sugar that in several antibiotics (such as erythromycin) is attached to the macrolide ring.

In ketolides, a relatively new class of antibiotics, the cladinose is replaced with a keto group.

Erythromycin with cladinose visible at bottom


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